TY - CHAP
T1 - Insights to Process and Practice in Rural Education
T2 - Rural Education in the Context of Rapid (Urban) Development
AU - Roberts, Philip
AU - Bodycott, Peter
AU - Li, Yiting
AU - Qian , Xuyang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - This chapter examines issues in the preparation and practice of rural teachers in China within a comparative reference to rural education in Australia. The chapter provides a background to education in rural areas of China, along with a discussion of rurality in the context of rapid urbanisation in China. Against this backdrop policies and practices in teacher education and teacher professional development in China, and particularly those focusing upon rural schools, are examined. Overall, this chapter highlights the unique insights available from examining education in rural areas in China through a comparative perspective.
AB - This chapter examines issues in the preparation and practice of rural teachers in China within a comparative reference to rural education in Australia. The chapter provides a background to education in rural areas of China, along with a discussion of rurality in the context of rapid urbanisation in China. Against this backdrop policies and practices in teacher education and teacher professional development in China, and particularly those focusing upon rural schools, are examined. Overall, this chapter highlights the unique insights available from examining education in rural areas in China through a comparative perspective.
KW - China
KW - Comparative perspective
KW - Policy
KW - Teacher professional development
UR - https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789813361157
UR - https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-6116-4_8
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85150535889&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-33-6116-4_8
DO - 10.1007/978-981-33-6116-4_8
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9789813361157
SP - 149
EP - 166
BT - Rural Education across the World
A2 - White, Simone
A2 - Downey, Jayne
PB - Springer
CY - Singapore
ER -